LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on
               Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB36  by Zaffirini (Relating to training for certain
               caseworkers employed by health and human services
               agencies or local mental health or mental retardation
               authorities.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require the Commissioner of the Health and Human Services
Commission to provide for joint training of health and human services
agency caseworkers whose clients are children.  It is assumed the
agencies involved could accomplish this within existing resources.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.  It is assumed the agencies involved could accomplish this
within existing resources.
  
  
Source Agencies:   655   TX Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation,
                   529   Health and Human Services Commission, 324
                   Texas Department of Human Services, 501   Texas
                   Department of Health
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, KF